Yes, Randy and Mark Bond it’s a damn good start but the Caps need to play like this at the end of the season not just the beginning.  I hope Leonsis is proven right for sticking with Boudreau after last year’s playoff disaster.

Barry Melrose said the Caps will still win this series. Fact : the last 13 winners of the Presidents Cup have failed to win the Stanley. Fact: The Caps looked flat to my novice eyes. Fact: Jose Theodore certainly played well. Anything less then a Stanley Cup Victory for Washington will be a disappointment. Fact: Montreal has 24 cups–Caps … Read More »

What a great team to watch. These guys are making me enjoy watching hockey for the 1st time in my life. Down 5-2 entering the 3rd period the Caps scored 3 times the last coming with 18 seconds in regulation to tie the game. Montreal avoided the shootout by scoring with just a few seconds left in OT.

Next up: Crosby and the Penquins on Sunday

Alex Ovechkin scored one and assisted on the tying goal, but the Penquins avoided disaster, winning in overtime on a deflected goal. Have no fear, as long as Varlamov is stellar in goal the Caps victory is only a matter of when. Sidney Crosby assisted on 2 goals for Pittsburgh. The series resumes Friday night.